Devil's Den

Devil's Den is a boulder-strewn hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania that was once used by Confederate artillery and sharpshooters on 2 July 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. The hill was nicknamed "Devil's Den" due to a feared large snake hiding among the rocks, and its eerie name would add to the horrors of what was to come. During the battle, Confederate artillery and sharpshooters fired on Little Round Top, killing Brigadier-General Stephen H. Weed and Lieutenant Charles E. Hazlett. Hazlett's artillery fired back on the Confederates, and many were killed by the concussion of air. The den was the site of many famous war photographs, many of which showed dead Confederate soldiers days after the battle's end.